The Green Mountain Gear-Heads Sprint Cars of New England once again appeared at Bear Ridge Speedway on July 27th; making up an event rained out earlier in the season and found a multi groove racy track come feature time which resulted in a fast caution free event.
When the feature rolled off Kurt Conklin and Mark Cole made up the front row with Conklin getting the jump when the green flew. Conklin immediately pulled away from the field, building a healthy lead in the first couple of laps with Mark Cole running comfortably in second with Clay Dow third. As the race hit the nine lap mark Will Hull was on the move, taking the third spot from Dow and started to rapidly close the gap on Cole. By lap twelve Hull was challenging Cole for second and made his way into second two laps later. It took Will Hull only two more laps to catch Conklin and make the pass for the lead. Shortly after Hull took the top spot Chris Donnelly passed Cole for third and looked to garner second from Conklin. It only took Donnelly one more lap to dispose of Conklin moving to second and looking to reel in Will Hull. Mark Cole also took advantage of the fading Conklin to take the third spot as the two lap indicator was displayed by the flagman. At the checkers it was Will Hull with the win, Chris Donnelly was second with Mark Cole third. Kurt Conklin and Clay Dow completed the top five.
With lots of extra events on tap for the evening no time was wasted once the first green flag of the evening flew. Winners in the Weekly Rock99 Racing Series were Jason Gray in the Sportsman Modifieds, Jason Horniak in the Sportsman Coupes; Mike Chaffee was a first time winner in the USAC Dirt Midgets with Ryan Christian topping the Limited Late Models and Owen Carbee best in the 4-Cylinders. Also on hand for the evening were the Sprint Cars of New England Where Will Hull claimed the win. A 75-lap Enduro saw Eric Lindbled Victorious and all the kids had a great time as it was also Kid’s Bike Race night.
Pembroke Dominates, Then Hangs on for Country Camper Midseason Win
Barre, VT – Montpelier’s Kyle Pembroke survived a rear-view mirror full of defending “King of the Road” Scott Dragon to take the Country Camper Midseason Championships at Barre’s Thunder Road on Thursday, July 25. Pembroke took the lead from polesitter Christopher Pelkey following the only restart on lap 25 and brought home his second Maplewood/Irving Oil Late Model victory of the season.
Double Points, Added Pressure at Country Camper Midseason Championships
Barre, VT – Thunder Road reaches the halfway mark on the 2019 season this Thursday, July 25 at the Country Camper Midseason Championships. The event is always one of the most intense nights of the season at the Barre high banks, and this year’s edition will be no exception, as racers chase every position they can in a quartet of added-distance features.
Hackel Scores Big in Devil’s Bowl Speedway Mid-Season Championship
Warren is sixth first-time winner in Limiteds
WEST HAVEN, Vt. – Bobby Hackel reignited his championship flame with a big win at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Sunday, July 21, taking the Community College of Vermont “Vince Quenneville Sr. Memorial” event. With double points on the line for the Mid-Season Championships, Hackel put himself back into title contention with a hard-fought win. Also visiting Victory Lane during the event were Anthony Warren, Chris Murray, P.J. Bleau, and Evan Roberts.
Fornwalt Victorious in the Sportsman Modifieds, Chris LaForest is the First Repeat Winner in the Sportsman Coupes
Another fast paced evening of action saw Jordan Fornwalt claim his division leading fourth win in the Sabil & Sons DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds with Chris LaForest becoming the first two time winner in the Wells River Chevrolet Sportsman Coupes. It was Madness night for the C.A. Miller Limited Late Models with Tyler Tremblay taking his first career win. Jason Porter came out on top of an entertaining Peanut’s Auto 4-Cylinder Feature. The Granite State Mini-Sprints were also on hand with Tom Chaffee winning the 500cc Class and Dan Lang the 600cc Class. Also Granite State 600cc competitor Joe Kemp Proposed to Faith Putnam in Victory lane!
